Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-26

1 THR MKMnMnB or The oo1GMoHB ASSEMBLE
n Roncn TO TAXI PknT N TIN 90
DzRATE.
LoEpoN, Aue. 25.-All The PaFnalliles
will return 10 London today TO be IN
readiness for the debate this evening.
| Notice wna given by Gladstone In the
| Housa Of Commons OF the resolution
that q humble address be presented rep
resanlinQ that the ViceFoy Of Ireland
has proclaimed the Nstional League Q
dangerous association; that no infor-
nation had been addressed 10 PaFiia-
mens to justify, u BY virtue Of which
Her Maiesiy'u subjects are 10 be ren-
dsred liable 70 punishment as criminals
without Jury inquiry into the nature Of
their aols, and fhat this House IN the
absence Of such information pfays that
said proclamation shall not eoatlnne In
forcs aB 10 the association named and
described therein.
BaIfour win follew Gladstone tonight
and Sir q. u. Trevesyan vii move 20
adjourn the debate.
Forty Liberal members Of Parlia-
ment beld meeting today and resolved
10 eupDoFt tho Irish Naiional LoaQue,
as they were eatisaed that he oERanlna.
tion was purely political one. Twenty
Liberal members wrote 9 letter expeosS-
ING sympathy With the pufposs of the
meeting. There we're no party leaders
Mr. Glsds.ons vas greeted viii
ahesTs af the House Of Commons this
evening when be moved bic resolution.
He said the Irish Yieeroy IN dsolaring
that the League had melted 10 violence
mnnt have acted on information. Bnh
where vas that infcrRatlonf The Irish
had . right 10 know the gFound on
which The Government had acted. IL
ths facts we're withheld, the opposition
must forthwith urge three propositions
upon the House and Government.
First, that it was almoat an outrage on
The dignity Of Parliament 70 suppose
that ID was 20 discharge snch imp0Flant
statutsrY ebieotiona without knowing
the grounds. second, q reduced 10 ut
ter destruction and 10 an abaurdity the
main contention that the 0ovaFnmsnt
had advanced during the discussion Of
the crimes act that the safeguard prom.
iaed had proved 9 farce. Third, what
could the House think Of The informs
tioa that they must thus know would
not hssr light 0laontone had always
declared that Gogernment we're ioRia-
IatiuQ against combinations apart from
crime and nov ID vas time for the Gov
erument to show tllAt be and bis friends
we're wrong, bat the GoVeRnment
ahFank from The teat and declined tbe
challenRe. They had substituted axblt-
rary will for regular legal action.
This principal waa most dangerous and
dlsaFaesfuI n any country, and espesi-
alIy Ia Ireland. Law In Ireland vas
atiH an trial. The great miafoFtnne
was, that thoas Who were 10 administer
Il, especially locally, were In sympathy
with taa feelings Of the people. The
pFociamation Of the League Il q near
approach 70 q declaration Of var on the
Ifish people. People Of Ireland Rsneg.
allV sgmpathIEe With the League, because
theV believed Il had been their saliva
ton. Nobody did anything for the
tenants until the League was founded.
Tha Govegnmenf'a action absolutely
ureoludod The House fsom anything ex-
cert RbsuN psFfunetoFy opsrAtion IN
eonnsotion With ths duty dsVolvlnR upon
a under the statutas. Their FseoRni.
Eanoe 81 this pSoalamation Vas reduced
IA a mere farce. There would be no
Iudee or Tssident magistrate, and no
PnrIiarnant 20 oontEoi Ireland. There
Would Be nothing bat the absolute, an.
mitiaated, arbitrary cot ot 80 Irish ex.
eoutive, which vas necessarily partisan.
he hoped that the Irish would con-
fluae 20 bear the pressure. They would
mot have long 20 sndeF. II Was certain
that thsy uould not eboy the laW through
fear, buf from 9 strong. vivid, bnoyant
hous whioh evaa AZ The last eisetion
vas not damaged, and which nov vas
brighter. The IFish believed the Gov
erumsnt's policy hed not the nanoiion
Of Tie British nation. Tho Govern
ment's Foundation vas alipUinR from
undsr then, and their action 10 refer.
euos 10 the pFosiaaatlon of the IsaQue
showed that their strength vas fading.
Balf0ur gaid that 0lsdntone would
have besn wisag had be rested bis arRu-
mant % The aiiegation that Ne Hoess
vas ignorant of The RFOanda for The
proclamation. rather than on tbe d.
tense Of the I.eaene. TheFo vas q Buf.
aeieut fonndation 10 iastify shs pFocIa-
uialion In tbe eolumna Of loosf news
papess uitb0ut aoing into the Govern
menf's oonhdsntial reports. Rsplyiua
% aassfions from HaFo0urt, Balf0ur Fe-
fussA 10 submit he d0camsnEs qn0tsd,
aud ths Speaker aAid that tho ksesstaFy
was nos bound 10 tAhle sou6dential
aoennsu1s, bot The ease vas sfHerrnt
vita o1laial papers.
HarsouFt again aaksd II he paDsra
we're tOsbe tsbied.
BalfouF said "a. The Documents ueta
boah public and eonAdential papern. ana
/ hia o9n note % The people realized ihe
/ trre nafnra an4 woFkinn Of the IeRone